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**Confessor Knew the Importance of the Basics
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NEW YORK, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- After more than 2,000 years of existence, there isn’t much the Church hasn’t addressed, faced or witnessed. Granted, times change. New challenges continually present themselves. Progress is made. And while the Church continually works to keep step with the twists and turns of history, it sometimes breaks step and simply returns to the basics.
This is what Benedict XVI did recently when he declared a yearlong celebration of one of the most basic and fundamental elements of the Catholic Church: the priesthood.
Beginning today, the Church will dedicate one full year to remembering what it is to be a priest. This will not only be an opportunity for priests to rediscover their vocation, mission and passion for Christ, but it’s also a chance for the rest of us to rediscover what a gift the priesthood is for our own lives. The Pontiff chose as the occasion for this jubilee year the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Mary Vianney, known as the Curé d’Ars.
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NEW YORK, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- After more than 2,000 years of existence, there isn’t much the Church hasn’t addressed, faced or witnessed. Granted, times change. New challenges continually present themselves. Progress is made. And while the Church continually works to keep step with the twists and turns of history, it sometimes breaks step and simply returns to the basics.
This is what Benedict XVI did recently when he declared a yearlong celebration of one of the most basic and fundamental elements of the Catholic Church: the priesthood.
Beginning today, the Church will dedicate one full year to remembering what it is to be a priest. This will not only be an opportunity for priests to rediscover their vocation, mission and passion for Christ, but it’s also a chance for the rest of us to rediscover what a gift the priesthood is for our own lives. The Pontiff chose as the occasion for this jubilee year the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Mary Vianney, known as the Curé d’Ars.
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